as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot
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as in scoop
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
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Recent Examples of spoon
Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Mix well and spoon half the mixture into each of two ramekins or cereal bowls.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The spoon even comes with measuring lines for a teaspoon and tablespoon, saving you from having to dirty another utensil.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Add juice and lemon slices to skillet and cook until bubbly, then return chicken to the pan, spooning sauce over.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Mix well and spoon half the mixture into each of two ramekins or cereal bowls.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
Whirlpool recommends alternating spoons and forks and placing those handles down; load knives handles up.
—Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The spoon even comes with measuring lines for a teaspoon and tablespoon, saving you from having to dirty another utensil.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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Crack through the sugary topping and scoop it on slices of apple.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Poppe was known in the Cincinnati news scene for scooping other TV stations during his 37 years at channel 9, starting in 1970 until retiring in 2007.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While quickly whisking the eggs, add a few ladles of the hot soup to the egg mixture to temper the mixture and bring it up to temperature without scrambling the eggs.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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One of the restaurant’s quirkier dishes, The Stretch, tops a bowl of hash browns and eggs with generous ladles of that chili.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoon. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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